Dannii Minogue, Kylie's younger sister who is also a pop star, is releasing her greatest hits collection, The Hits and Beyond, on June 19th. The disc has 20 tracks, 6 of which are new. The other 14 include all of her recent hits and some of her earlier hits as well (for a comprehensive collection of her early releases, get 1999's Singles).
Dannii's career has never been as consistent or successful as her older sister's. She's released only 4 albums in the last 15 years, the last of which, Neon Nights (2003), was the most successful, giving her 4 top 10 hits. Although grounded in pop, Dannii is more a dance club artist than her sister, and some of her most interesting work has been remixes, mash-ups, or overlays (my term for laying a new vocal track over an existing instrumental track).
My 5 favorite Dannii moments:
1. Don't Wanna Lose This Groove (2003)
This track was a B-side of "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling," and mashed up that track with Madonna's "Into the Groove," an unexpected but effective marriage of the '80s and today.
2. Who Do You Love Now (Stringer) (2001)
"Stringer" was an existing instrumental dance track by Riva, which was combined with a new vocal track by Dannii to create "Who Do You Love Now," her most stomping house composition.
3. I Begin to Wonder (2003)
Neon Night's third single was a bass-rich track that clearly evoked Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round," which was later mashed-up with the track. Here, I prefer the original for its simplicity.
4. All I Wanna Do (1997)
From Dannii's third album, Girl, "All I Wanna Do" was my introduction to her. It's a great '90s dance track, and her biggest hit to date at the time it was released.
5. You Won't Forget About Me (2004)
Another overlay, this time with Dannii's vocals over "Flower Power." Great dance track.
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